Automobile eender



Sept. 25 1923. 1,468,940

T. FLEISHMAN AUTOMOBILE FENDER Filed June 28, 1923 UNITED STATES PATENT Omen THEODORE FLEISHIHAIT, O BALTIIvIOBE, MARYLAND.

AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

Application filed June 28,

To all 107mm it may concern:

it known that l, Tirnononn in i citizen oi he United States, residing -t altnn re city, State of Maryland, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improve- .ents in A1 toniobile Fenders, oi whi :h the tollowing is specification.

invention relates to fenders for use onnection with autoinobi s. one of the ole being to p oviue a sn ple and coin- U structure that can be applied readily machine and wiich, when in normal iostion, is located bacl: of the front bumper t will be practically UDllOilCeLi.

iother ooiect is to provide means erelz-y the tender will be dropped quic v to from the spirit of the inve t-Lion as gs he me he acconioanying dravii c invention has been i. lerred form of the shown.

ln said drawings re 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a bumper and a portion of a vehicle having the present invention combined thei' ith.

Figure 2 is shown in Figure lleferring to the figures by cliaracterf of a portion ot e 3 of a resilient that is nonnally positioned tender B so as to be practicalh thereb It will be noted also raised tender contacts with the bumper,

1923. Serial No. 648,190.

therel'iy serving as a reinforcement therefor. The lender can be shaped like an elongated loop with spaced upper and lower portion as shown. The rear end of one of the lever l is pivottlly connected to a rod 5 mounted in a suitable guide 6 and connected to a lever 7. This lever carries a dog 8 adapted normally to en age a notched segniient 9 so 2 as to hold the lever agains' movement and raised position, Move secure the tender in ment of the lever in one direction is limited by a. stop screv adjustably mounted at 10 in a linger 11 extending from the segment. A spring 12 is mounted on the rod and hears at one end against the guide (3 and at its other end against the collar 13 carried his spring is under COIDPI'GS lender is fastened in raised by the rod. 1. sion when the position.

It will be appar nt that when the driver the vehicle releases the lever '4' from the merit 9 the sprin: 12 will throw the -nder downwardly below the bumper and lore prevent the vehicle from rum-ling over i person in the path thereof. Tl downe ward movement will be limited by the lever coming 2' iinst the screw 10 and this screw can be at usted to vary such inoveine It will be seen that" the device is very simple, can applied readly to a machine, and will operate ellieiently as a safeguard a ainst running even p rsons, sinall animals, etc.

hat is claimed is l. The coinbiin tion tith a vehicle havi' levers connec ed a bumper, of hangers, t

hereto, a resilient tender carried i'y ti o lev rs, a hand lover, a connection between the hand lever and one oi? the lenter levers and a spring for shifting the tender to ac ive position beneath the bumper vhen the hand eve is released,

The conioination with a vehicle having inunper, of a hand lever, adjustable nieans tor limiting the movement thereo in one direction, a lender movably mounted l 7 of the bumper, a connection het e lender and the hand lever, 2 11d spring "tor lowering the "tender 2Y1; sh'. hand lever, when released, against the limit ing nieans.

THEODORE 

